PM Internship Scheme Offer Acceptance Falls 12.4% in 2nd Pilot Round

The Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) witnessed a decline in candidate acceptance rates during the second round of its pilot phase, according to data shared by the government in Parliament. The trend has emerged even as companies marginally increased the number of internship offers. 

Key Development 

Government data showed that only 29% of internship offers were accepted in the second round, down from 34% in the first round, marking a 12.4% decline in acceptance levels.  

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs said it is actively promoting the scheme by engaging with state governments, central ministries and industry bodies, alongside running workshops and outreach programmes to improve awareness and participation. 

The ministry added that the scheme’s full-scale rollout is yet to be finalised and will incorporate learnings from both pilot rounds.  

Earlier submissions to a parliamentary committee cited factors such as the long duration of internships, misalignment between candidates’ interests and assigned roles, and requests from industrial training institutes and polytechnics to lower the age eligibility as reasons behind muted uptake. 

Regional Trends and Corporate Participation 

In the second round, Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of internship postings at 15,785, while Madhya Pradesh led in terms of offers made with 9,330. Odisha and Uttar Pradesh followed with 7,242 and 7,085 offers, respectively.  

Jubilant Foodworks generated the highest number of opportunities at 13,658, followed by Power Grid Corporation of India with 7,880 and HDFC Bank with 6,800. More than 70 new companies joined the programme in the latest phase. 

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Conclusion 

The second pilot round highlights participation challenges that policymakers aim to address before scaling up the PM Internship Scheme to its target of 10 million opportunities over five years. 

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